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Around Kettle River
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About this river
Kettle River is a 40.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kettle River near Laurier, WA (site 12404500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Kettle River typically runs highest in May, at a median 12,200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 360 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,500 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 460 | 336 to 660 |
| February | 500 | 353 to 697 |
| March | 657 | 492 to 1,280 |
| April | 4,685 | 2,755 to 6,930 |
| May | 12,200 | 8,830 to 15,200 |
| June | 8,000 | 5,970 to 12,100 |
| July | 1,980 | 1,360 to 3,160 |
| August | 583 | 380 to 810 |
| September | 360 | 259 to 577 |
| October | 367 | 271 to 757 |
| November | 546 | 350 to 973 |
| December | 490 | 320 to 790 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kettle River near Laurier, WA (site 12404500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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